S P A C E Alliance Studio Residency

Residency Dates:

June 28 – August 9, 2020

Be a part of DISCO RIOT’s second edition of S P A C E Alliance, a studio residency program promoting the cooperation of local spaces and movement-artists. This unique program not only connects dance makers to rehearsal space, but also offers an organized and mindful experience for creative inquiry, artistic development, networking, creative and cultural exchange, and a platform to share work. In alignment with DISCO RIOT’s mission, we seek to promote interdisciplinary movement-based art with themes of social change and storytelling.

In response to the current conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, We have had to make some adjustments to the residency format: 1) we are offering an accelerated 6-week timeline for this years’ residents and 2) only accepting applications for solo movement projects, unless you can propose a project that follows the current distancing guidelines. Projects that involve cross-disciplinary collaborators who are not required to be in physical proximity or share physical space (i.e. a movement artist and a music composer, videographer, visual artist etc.) will be given priority consideration.

The program offers:

5-7 hours a week of rehearsal space in a local studio that will serve as home base for the artist.

Opportunities for works-in-progress showings with feedback sessions from other artists.

A culminating presentation of the work developed during the residency in a shared production with other S P A C E Alliance artists-in-residence between August 8-9, 2019. This may be a digital experience depending on health and safety guidelines.

Support for collaborative projects.

Photo and video documentation of the process and culminating presentation.

In the spirit of exchange, the selected artists will:

Teach one master classes or workshops in their preferred discipline at their home studio for members of the studio community.

Offer one work-in progress showing for their home studio community with the intention of sharing about artistic process.

Develop approximately 20 minutes of “work” to be shown at the culminating presentation. (This work does not necessarily have to be a “completed” product, but it might be. The work can be shared in any format approved by the DISCO RIOT S P A C E Alliance directors and can include but is not limited to: live performance, video, movement + discussion, an audience participation experience, durational practice, site-specific work). Clear descriptions of your collaborations and intended format for presentation should be presented in the application.

Applicant Guidelines

Applicant must be over the age of 18. Artists currently enrolled as full-time students in a dance program or with considerable rehearsal space will not be considered. Artist must be able to work around the schedule of the studios which might require daytime rehearsals.

To apply, please complete the online form.

Application is due by 11:59 PST on May 31, 2020. Artists will be notified of results by June 7, 2020.